Fjúka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fjúka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fjúka" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fjúka Old Icelandic word can mean:

fjúka
(fýk; fauk, fukum; fokinn), v.
fjúka
1) to be drifted (tossed, blown) by the wind; tók þá at f., it began to snow and drift; var fjókanda veðr, there was a (drifting) snow-storm; nú er fokit í flest skjól, now most places of shelter are snowed up; no refuge is left;
fjúka
2) fig. to fly off (fauk at höfuðið); láta ~ í kveðlingum, to let satiric verses fly.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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